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BLIND, STUPID AND DESPERATE
 
05/06: Preview: Derby County
Census
The results of a survey of 31 Derby fans

Where will you finish?
Straight up:7
Playoffs:13
Top half:9
Middle:2
Bottom half:0
Going dahn:0

Mean prediction:
6th (10th Most Confident Supporters)
(Last Season's Mean Prediction : 10th)

What would the perfect Division One table look like?
(Last season's position in brackets) 

	
			UP	DOWN	SCORE
1  (1)	Derby     	- 	-  	-
2  (-)	Hull 		13 	1 	12  
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3  (-)	Norwich 	8 	0 	8 
   (-)	Sheff Wed 	8 	0 	8 
5  (2)	Ipswich 	6 	0 	6 
6  (-)	Southampton 	5 	1 	4  
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7  (-)	Crystal Palace 	4 	0 	4 
8  (18)	Brighton 	3 	1 	2 
9  (-)	Luton 		2 	1 	1 
   (3)	Plymouth 	2 	1 	1 
11 (4)	QPR 		1 	0 	1 
   (12)	Reading 	1 	0 	1 
13 (18)	Crewe 		3 	3 	0 
14 (8)	Burnley 	0 	1 	-1 
   (12)	Watford 	0 	1 	-1 
16 (12)	Coventry 	0 	2 	-2 
17 (16)	Wolves 		3 	6 	-3 
18 (11)	Sheff Utd 	0 	3 	-3 
19 (15)	Stoke 		0 	4 	-4 
20 (17)	Cardiff 	0 	5 	-5 
21 (21)	Millwall 	0 	6 	-6 
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22 (8)	Preston 	0 	11 	-11 
23 (23)	Leeds 		0 	22 	-22 
24 (22)	Leicester 	0 	23 	-23

Which player in this Division would you most like to sign?
Andy Johnson (26% votes)
(Last Season: Michael Carrick/Andy Reid)

Who is the club's weakest link?
The Board (28% votes)
(Last Season: Michael Johnson)

What team should line up on August 6th?

Lee
Camp
Marc
Edworthy		 Andrew
Davies		 Michael
Johnson		 Chris
Makin
Morten
Bisgaard		 Inigo
Idiakez		 Adam
Bolder		 Tommy
Smith
  Grzegorz
Rasiak		 Paul
Peschisolido		  

Richard Jackson the most popular replacement for the departed Chris Makin
Johnson, Smith and Bisgaard survive from last season's selection.

World Cup or Promotion?:
23% say World Cup (16th most patriotic)

Who'd play your manager in a Hollywood Blockbuster:
Brad Pitt

Other insightful nominations:
Bernard Cribbins, David Dickinson, Denzel Washington, Jimmy Nail, Samuel L Jackson, "Someone with a heafty bottle of fake tan and stong aftershave!", "The bloke who owns that sun tanning place in Belper, whoever he is.", Eddie Murphy

In general, what's your opinion of beards?:

Can be grown under licence13
Ban 'em7
Should be encouraged where appropriate5
Not a subject for government intervention3
Ought to be compulsory2

Supporters least in favour of no government intervention, second most in favour of licensing

What is the capital of Ecuador? :
19% answer correctly (Least knowledgable supporters)

26% confess to cheating (10th biggest cheats) of whom 5 still answered incorrectly

Other original suggestions: Amarillo, Paris, Leeds, Monsterrat, Ecuadoria

If your players were given the task of making gravy as some kind of team-building exercise, how would it turn out?

Strangely Lumpy13
Just Right12
Custard3
Dry Paste2
Cold Water0

Derby thought least likely squad to come up Cold Water

Which is best, mud or dust?:
90% say Mud (Second most pro-mud)

Is there really any need?:
71% say Yes (Most enthusiastic)